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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Dudley
- Town
- Gornal Wood
- County
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 48062
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Current location
Himley Road Methodist Church
Himley Road
Gornal Wood
Dudley
West Midlands
DY3 2TN
England
OS Grid Ref: SO 90470 90986
Denomination: Methodist
- Description
- Two identical brass plaques on wooden backboards with scrolling borders and crowns in relief at each corner.
- Inscription
- Plaque one: THE BRASSES RECORD THE/ NAMES OF THOSE BRAVE MEN/ OF THIS CHURCH WHO HAVING/ ENDURED THE HORRORS AND/ HARDSHIPS OF THE GREAT WAR/ WERE SPARED TO HOME & DUTY/ (NAMES) Plaque two: (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Asbury, Archibald
Baker, John
Baker, John R
Baker, Wilfred
Bayliss, Stephen
Bayliss, William
Bowen, Arthur
Bowen, Granville
Bradley, Arthur
Bradley, Benjamin
See details for all 83 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 83
Served and returned: 69
Died: 14
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaques
Measurements: height 660 mm, width 460 mm
Materials: Brass
- Plaques
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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